EA Games hate my comp

[Macha]

I have at home a laptop and a desktop, both of which are similar specced (the computer is slightly higher, extra 1GB of RAM and slightly better graphics). However the Sims 2, Sims 1 Making Magic, Simcity 4 (unless Rush Hour is installed) and a few other EA games don't work on my computer.

When one of these games is run on my computer, there is severe graphical corruption and whenever they have to load a new object for the first time it freezes for about 5 minutes.
When I contacted them a few years ago, they didn't know what the problem was. All these games work on my laptop even though it is below the specs for the Sims 2.

I am wondering since Spore's specs are about the same as the Sims 2 will they work on my computer, it exceeds all the specifications but whatever causes the issues in the other games might still be in Spore and especially with the 3 installations only limit on Spore, I don't want to waste one trying if it has no chance of working.

Note: The only other game to have the same problems not made by EA was Rome:Total War's Alexander expansion.

It is definitly not a component issue as the same computer runs Supreme Commander on Low Graphics setting, Civ IV Complete on the highest settings and Medieval 2:Total War on the medium settings without any problems

 

[azzaman333]

There might be a demo of Spore which you'd be able to use to test for the glitches you're describing.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

What is your video card? And what are your drivers?

I had a problem with Creature Creator where there would be polygon tearing and lots of artifacts even though my gfx card was above minimum specs. I installed Omega drivers and everything started working like it should.